laugh away

• Verbo frasal que significa rechazar o ignorar algo (un problema, una crítica) riéndose, o tratarlo como algo sin importancia. También puede implicar disipar una preocupación con humor o desdén.

A phrasal verb used to indicate dismissing or ignoring something, such as a problem or criticism, by laughing or treating it as unimportant.

incontable · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Dismiss with laughterinformal

   To treat something as unimportant or not serious by laughing about it.

   Quitar importancia riéndose

   • He tried to laugh away his embarrassment.
   • She laughed away the criticism from her colleagues.
   • They laughed away the rumors as nonsense.

   Sinónimosbrush offdismisslaugh offpooh-poohshrug off

   Antónimosacknowledgeaddressheedregardrespect

2. Spend time laughinginformal

   To pass time in a cheerful, laughing manner.

   pasar el tiempo riendo

   • They laughed away the evening telling jokes.
   • We laughed away the hours at the party.
   • The children laughed away the afternoon playing games.

   Sinónimoschortlechucklegigglejokelaughmake merry

Verbo baselaugh